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UNITED STATES Patented May 3, 1904.

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GEORGE W. DONNING', OF EAST ORANGE, NEl/V JERSEY, ASS'IGNOR OF ONE-HALFTO HARRY T. AMBROSE, OF ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

CARD FEEDING AND POSITIONING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 759,214, dated May 3,1904,

Application filed July 10,1903. Serial No. 164,995. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WV. DONNING, a citizen of the United States,residing at East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Card Feedingand Positioning Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The object of this invention is to provide a device for feeding cardsfrom a suitable receptacle onto a fiat platen or similar writing orprinting surface and to position the cards successively in proper placeto be printed upon by the Writing mechanism.

Another object is to provide means whereby the cards will be fed out ofthe receptacle onto the platen automatically and preferably operated bythe retnrn-line-spacing movement of the writing mechanism.

A further object is to provide the said device with adjustments forfeeding varioussized cards.

Another object is to provide an adjustment whereby the cards as fed ontothe platen at each movement can be thereby positioned at differentplaces on the platen in the line of their feed.

Another object is to provide means for antomatically removing the cardsas they are printed and new ones presented for printing.

Another object is to provide means for receiving the printed cards andstacking them so that they will be arranged in the order as printed andnot with the last card printed first, as is customary.

With these objects in view and others my invention comprehends theconstruction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter setforth with reference to the drawings and then pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, representing an apparatus embodying my invention in mypreferred form, Figure 1 is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a side elevation withparts omitted. Fig. 3 is an end elevation showing the card-receptacle,the feeding-rolls, and their actuating mechansection through theoperating-gears.

ism. Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the parts advanced to feed acard. Fig. 5 is a Fig. 6 shows the pawl and ratchets. Fig. 7 shows thebottom plate with the lower feed-roller. Fig. 8 shows the lowerfeedroller, and Fig; 9 shows the receiving-hopper. Fig. 10 is asectional elevation on a plane indicated by the line 10 10 of Fig. 9.Fig. 11 is a sectional elevation on a plane indicated by the line 11 11of Fig. 9. Fig. 12 is a sectional elevation indicated by the line 12 12of Fig. 9. Figs. 13, 1 1, and 15 are detail sectional views taken,respectively, on planes indicated by lines 13 13, 14 14., and 15 15 ofFig. 1.

In the several views, in which the characters of reference indicate thesame parts, A is the platen, and B B the track-rails, of a flatplatentype-writer. The writing mechanism B carrying the type-bars, key-levers,and other mechanism, may be mounted on any carriage movable along thetrack-rails in the direction of line-spacing. At the rear of thetrash-frame is detachably supported a receptacle 1) for containing astack of cards. It comprises a base-plate 1), carried by two cross-armsD D extending from one side of the track-frame to the other. At one sideof the frame the ends of the arms I) l) have offset portions (Z? (Zrespectively, that engage the track-frame. At the other side of thetrack-frame the ends of the arms I) D have bent portions (7" (Z to eachof which is secured a short rack (Z d that engages a rack carried by thetrack-frame. A short slidable bar (i al is slidably supported on each ofsaid arms in position to engage the under side of the track-rails, andthus securely hold the arms in position on the trackframe.

On the base-plate I) is mounted the hopper, that preferably has a fixedside 1) and a movable side 1) to accommodate various sizes of cards. Thestationary side member I) has angular projections I)" D at its ends, atthe lower part of which are lugs 1) D, by which the member is secured tothe base. Thelower edge of the side Dis raised above the base D for itsentire length for a distance equal to the thickness of the cards to befed, so that a from the other end portion.

card may be passed under this side from the hopper. The movable sidemember D has an angular portion 1)" and also has apertured lugs D D atthe bottom, in each of which works a screw D The latter screws passthrough parallel slots D D in the base and serve to clamp the sidemember D in a number of positions parallel with the fixed side -D toadjust the hopper to cards of different size. When cards are used of alength less than that between the end extensions of the two side membersD D I arrange an adjustable abutment D having a U-shaped portionslidable on the upper edge of the side D and having a clamping-screw Dfor securing it in position adjacent the ends of the cards. I also mayarrange a similar abutment D with adjustment-screws D on the movableside D for the same purpose as the other abutment.

On the angular side I) is secured a bearing E in which is mounted ashaft E, which extends through a j ournal-bearing E in the bent portiond". A gear E is secured to the shaft E and carries two diametricallyopposite pins 6 e on its side. An arm D is secured to or integral withthe side D and carries a bellcrank F, one arm, f, of which is supportedin the path of the pins 6 e by a pin f on the arm D so that the crankwill be rocked twice on each revolution of the gear E.

A horizontal shaft G is supported from the outer side of the movablemember I) by brackets g g, and at each extremity is secured adependingarm G G. The lower edge of the movable side D is raised a shortdistance from the base, so that a follower-plate G, that slides on thebase, may enter the bottom of the hopper and force the lowermost of astack of cards out under the fixed plate D. the follower-plate being ofa thickness alwut equal to the card used. The ends of the follower-plateeach have an ear G G carrying pins g y that engage the arms G G atslotted portions therein. A coil-spring G6 is wound on the shaft G atone or both ends and is connected to the shaft and supportingbrackets.Such spring acts to rock the shaft and withdraw the follower after thelatter has been moved into the hopper to force a card out therefromunder the stationary side. A bent arm G limits the swing of the shaft bythe spring. The sides of the followerplate slide under overhangingportions of the lugs, which insures a movement in close contact with thebottom of the hopper. The arm f of the bell-crank is pivoted to one endof a link G which contains a slot extending A milled headed screw Gr,extending through this slot and threaded into the arm G constitutesmeans for securing the link to the arm G in any adjusted position of themovable side of the hopper.

On the driving-shaft E is loosely mounted a gear H, that engages aslidable rack-bar H having slots 72 ]L2. Bolts or screws it 71" in thebent arms (Z (Z support and guide the rack-bar at its slotted portions.A coil-spring, secured at its respective ends to the bolt [L3 and to apin 75' on the end of the rack-bar, tends to retain the bar at one limitof its movement.

A pawl H", pivoted on the gear H, engages a cam-disk H, adjustablysecured on the shaft E and having diametrically opposite ratchetteeth hit. The ratchet-disk is carried by a sleeve H which is provided with awormwheel H. A worm H havinga milled head H is journaled in a hub H,rigidly secured on the shaft E in engagement with the Wormwheel H. withthe driving shaft, but may be positioned circumferentially thereon byturning the worm H A roller K is mounted on the base just beyond thestationary side of the hopper and carries a gear is, engaging the gearE, by which the roller is rotated. Adjacent the roller K the base is cutaway at portions is 1 leaving narrow strips 75' 156. A second roller Kis mounted on the under side of the base opposite the roller K and has aseries of rolls 757 if, that project through the openings k and engagethe roller K. Springs K are provided for maintaining the rollers K and Kin yielding contact. The contacting portions of the rollers K and K arepreferably made of soft rubber. Hence the upper roller will serve todrive the lower roller, and the plane of contact will be but a veryshort distance above the bottom plate D.

The operation of the above-described parts is as follows: The movableside of the hopper is adjusted so as to fit snugly the stack of cardsdesired to be printed, and the follower-plate is connected with the linkon the bell-crank.

The device is secured on the track-frame with the bottom-plate levelwith the platen, so that the two form acontinuous surface. When therack-bar is moved backward its full limit by any preferred means or byhand, the gear H will be given a half-revolution, and the pawl H on thisgear will engage one of the ratchetteeth and rotate the cam-disk, theshaft E and the gear E a half-revolution, and upon the rack-bar beingreleased the coilspring will retract it and rotate the gear H in theopposite direction; but during this latter half-revolution of the gear Hthe pawl will ride over the ratchet-teeth it without engagement. Hencethe shaft will not be moved. An-

other reciprocation of the rack-bar will rotate the shaft and gearanother half-revolution in the same direction. At each half-revolutionof the gear E one of the pins thereon will trip the bell-crank andadvance the followerplate, which latter will move the lowermost card inthe stack underneath the fixed side D and between the rollers K and Kbut at each half-revolution of the gear E the meshing Hence the cam-diskwill rotate gear 11 will cause the rollers to be given a sufficientrotation to cause a card of any size capable of being carried by thehopper to be passed between them and onto the platen. The forwardextremity of the rack-bar is arranged to be engaged by thelongitudinallymovable carriage-carrying member as it is returned afterwriting on each card. Hence the follower-plate and rollers will beoperated automatically to feed out one card as each card is writtenupon.

In order to cause the cards fed along the platen to move in a regularseries and each card to be positioned in the same place on the platen ateach return movement of the typewriter carriagel provide two guide-barsMN, having opposite rabbeted portions m a on the under side, thusforming, with the platen, grooves for guidingthe cards at their edgesand holding them down on the platen. The forward ends of the guide-barsare movably secured to the bottom plate of the hopper by set-screws N inclose proximity to the rollers, so that as soon as the card emerges fromthe rollers it is engaged by the guides. The guides are connected by asupporting-arm M, rigidly secured at one end to the guide M andadjustably secured to the guide N by a milled headed screw m tapped intosaid guide and engaging the arm M along a slotted portion ml. At theother end of the guides a supporting-arm N is secured at one end to theguide M and provided with an intermediate slotted portion 011., bywhich" it is adjustably secured to the guide N by a milled headed screwm, tapped into said guide. The other end of the supporting-arm N" has anoffset iortion arran ed to en a e the track-rail. r a: u z: b g lheset-screw N passes through a slot a 1n the base plate and engages asliding nut 71/. By loosening the three adjusting-screws N, m and m theguide-bar N can be moved to and from the guide-bar M within the limitsof the slots in which these screws work to position the guides forvarious lengths of cards.

1 also preferably arrange a supporting-bar M",

secured to the guide-bar M, passing over the guide N and having anoffset engaging the trackrrails. The guide-bar M is preferably heldagainst the platen by the marginal springclamps P, used to retain thesheet or sheets in place upon the platen. The supporting-arms or bars Mand N, already described, which lie transversely of the platen, areformed so that they bow downward toward the platen at a pointintermediate of their length, their ends beingsomewhat raised above theplaten. Then when in operative position the centrally-bowed portion ofthese arms Wlll bear upon the guiderod N, which extends at right anglesto the said parallel supporting-arms M and N' and press the samedownward and hold it against the upper surface of the platen to positionthis guide close to the platen for proper sliding of the cards along theplaten. In the portion a adjacent the rollers the guiding edge of therabbet on the under side of the movable guidebar is offset from thisedge at the printing area and jointed thereto by an easy incline a, sothat the cards as they emerge from the rollers will have a littlelateral play and are then guided by the incline into the desired pathfor printing. Since the rabbeted portions are only equal to thethickness of the cards, as each is forced into the path between theguides it will advance the preceding ones forward in a series. Theoverlapping portion or edge may be made resilient, so that cards ofdiii'erent thickness may be used, and the cards will force each otheralong; but they will not ride upon each other. A spring-linger N" oneach guidebar acts to retard slightly the advancement of the cards toprevent them being carried forward by their momentum. Hence as each cardis written upon and the rack-bar is reciprocated the printed card willbe moved into exactly the same space. It follows that whatever be thewidth of the cards they will be advanced their own width at eachreciprocation of the rack-bar. When it is desired to have the cardbrought to a different position in the printing area, the worm H isactuated to adjust the position of the pawl and ratchets. At the frontend of the platen, where the guides terminate, is arranged a suitablehopper R, as shown in Fig. 2. When the first card is forced from theplaten, it falls at an angle and rests against the edge of the platen,with its upper portion in the path of the next card. The next card willstrike the inclined card and turn it over, so that the printed surfacewill face downward in the stack. Hence when the stack is removed fromthe receivingreceptacle and simply turned over the cards will lie faceupward and in the exact order as printed.

An important point of my invention is that with it 1 am enabled to feeda card exactly to the desired position on the platen and position it tocorrespond with the position of the writing mechanism when the writingmechanism is brought to rest by the stop set on the card-fecdingmechanism, wherefore additional adjustment becomes unnecessary beforecommencing to operate the typewriter. In view of the character of thecards which are to be written upon by machines of this class, in thatmost of them are ruled and particularly printed with blank spaces to befilled in on the type-writer, it is exceedingly important that the cardshould be properly positioned and this automatically. By my device thecard is not only fed out onto the platen by the movement of the writingmechanism to its initial point, but is at the same time correctly andexactly positioned to receive the matter to be printed.

\Vithout limiting myself to the construction and arrangement set forth,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a platen and a writing mechanism moved thereoverfor line and letter spacing, of a guideway on the platen, a

receptacle for cards, and means actuated by the movement of the writingmechanism in the direction of line-spacing for automatically feeding thecards from the receptacle along the platen in said guideway,substantially as described.

2. The combination with a platen and a traveling writing mechanism, of aguideway extending along the platen in the direction of theline-feed, areceptacle for cards, and means actuated by the longitudinal movement ofthe writing mechanism for automatically feeding the cards from thereceptacle along the platen in the guideway and means constructed foractuating said automatic means upon movement, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination with aplaten and a traveling Writing mechanism, of areceptacle for cards, and means for causing the movement of the writingmechanism in the path of its line-feed automatically to feed the cardsfrom the receptacle along the platen, substantially as described.

L. The combination with a platen, and a traveling writing mechanism, ofa receptacle for cards, a guideway on the platen adjustable fordifferent-sized cards, and means actuated by the movement of the writingmechanism for line-positioning for automatically feeding the cards fromthe receptacle along the platen in said guideway, and means foractuating said automatic means, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a platen and a traveling writing mechanism, of areceptacle for cards, and means for causing each return movement of thewriting mechanism in the path of its line-feed to automatically feed onecard from the receptacle and along the platen, substantially asdescribed.

6. The combination with a platen and a traveling writing mechanism, of areceptacle for cards, and means for causing each return movement of thewriting mechanism in the path of its line-feed to feed one card from thereceptacle and along the platen, said latter means being arranged tofeed cards of different sizes, substantially as described.

7. The combination with aplaten and a traveling writing mechanism, of areceptacle for cards, a guideway detachably secured to the platen, andmeans operated by the movement of the writing mechanism forautomatically feeding the cards from the receptacle along the plateninthe guideway, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a platen and a traveling writing mechanism, of areceptacle for cards, a guideway secured to the platen, means actuatedby the'movement of the writing mechanism in the direction ofline-spacing for feeding the cards from the receptacle along the platenin the guideway, and a retarding device arranged to retard the movementof the cards in the guideway, substantially as described.

9. The combination-With a platen and a traveling writing mechanism, of areceptacle for cards, a guideway on the platen for the cards, meansactuated by the movement of the writing mechanism for line-positioningfor automatically feeding the cards from the receptacle through theguideway, means constructed to actuate said automatic feeding means, anda receptacle arranged to receive the card as passed through the guidewayin a stack disposed with the printed faces in the order as printed,substantially as described.

10. The combination with a platen and a traveling writing mechanism, ofa receptacle for cards, a follower-plate arranged to force the cardssingly from the receptacle, and means actuated by the movement of theWriting mechanism for automatically reciprocating the follower-plate,substantially as described.

11. The combination with a platen and a traveling writing mechanism, ofa receptacle for cards, a follower-plate arranged to force the cardssingly from the receptacle, one or more rollers arranged to receive thecards as delivered by the follower-plate, and force them onto theplaten, and means actuated by the movement of the traveling writingmechanism for automatically operating the follower-plate and rollers,and means constructed to actuate the said automatic operating means,substantially as described.

12. The combination with a platen and a traveling writing mechanism, ofa receptacle for cards, a follower-plate arranged to force the cardssingly from the receptacle, one or more rollers arranged to receive thecards as delivered by the follower-plate and force them out onto theplaten, and means for causing the delivery of one card by the saidfollower-plate and rollers at each return movement of the writingmechanism in the path of its line-feed, substantially as described.

13. The combination witha platen and a writing mechanism, of areceptacle for cards, a guidewayon the platen for the cards, meansactuated by the movement of the writing mechanism for linepositioningfor automatically feeding the cards singly from the receptacle along theguideway, and means for adjusting said latter means to vary the positionto which the cards are moved in the guideway at each operation of thefeeding means, to conform to the movement of the writing mechanism,substantially as described.

I l. The combination with a platen and a writing mechanism, of areceptacle for cards, a guideway on the platen for the cards, a fol- IIOlower-plate arranged to force the cards singly from the receptacle,rollers arranged to receive the cards as delivered by the follower-plateand force them along the guideway on the platen, means for causing thereturn movement of the writing mechanism in the path of its line-feed tofeed one card into and along the guideway, and means for adjusting theposition to which the cards are fed by said means at the said returnmovement, substantially as described.

15. The combination with a platen and a traveling writing mechanism, ofa receptacle for cards, having a stationary and a movable side, afollower-plate mounted on the movable side of the receptacle, meansactuated by the movement of the writing mechanism for linepositioningfor effecting movement of the follower-plate to feed the cards singlyfrom the receptacle, and an adjustable connection between thefollower-plate and the followerplateactuating mechanism, substantiallyas described.

16. The combination with a platen and writing mechanism, of a receptaclefor cards, or kindred articles, having a side adjustable to accommodatevarious-sized articles, a shaft carried by the said side, arms securedto the shaft, a follower-plate connected with said arms and arranged toforce the articles from the receptacle singly, a bell-crank having astationary pivot, means for rocking the crank, and a link pivoted to thecrank and containing a slotted portion, and a screw-clamp arranged toconnect one of said arms with the link at various positions along itsslotted portions, substantially as described.

17. The combination with a platen and writing mechanism of a rack-bar, adriving-shaft, a gear connected with the shaft and arranged to berotated by the rack-bar, a disk secured to the shaft, one or morecrank-pins on the disk, a bell-crank having one arm arranged to beengaged by the crank-pins and moved in one direction, a receptaclehaving a movable side, a follower-plate arranged to advance articlessingly from the receptacle, a shaft carried by said side, arms on saidshaft, and connected with the follower-plate, a link pivoted to the saidbell-crank, and having a slotted portion, a clamp-screw arranged toconnect one of said arms to the link at its slotted portion, and acoil-spring on said latter shaft on the movable side arranged to rockthe shaft and return the follower-plate, bell-crank and connected partswhen moved in one direction by the operating means, substantially asdescribed. I

18. The combination with a platen and writing mechanism of a rack-bar, adriving-shaft, a gear loose on the shaft, a pawl on the gear, one ormore ratchet-teeth connected with the shaft and arranged to engage thesaid pawl, a second gear secured to the shaft, a receptacle, afollower-plate in the receptacle, means for causing the second gear tooperate the follower-plate, and rollers operated by the second gear,substantially as described.

19. The combination with a platen and writing mechanism, of a rack-bar,a driving-shaft, a gear loose on the shaft and engaging the rackbar, apawl on the gear, a sleeve carrying ratchet-teeth that are engaged bythe pawl, means for adjusting the sleeve circumferentially on the shaft,a second gear on the shaft, a receptacle, a follower-plate connectedwith the receptacle, means on the second gear for operating thefollower-plate, and rollers operated by the said second gear,substantially as described.

20. The combination with aplaten and writing mechanism, of a rack-bar, adriving-shaft, a gear loose on the shaft and engaging the rackbar, apawl on the gear, a sleeve loose on the shaft and having ratchet-teethengaged by the pawl, a worm-wheel on the sleeve, a hub secured to theshaft, a tangent screw on the hub arranged to engage the said worm-wheeland thereby adjustably connect the sleeve to the shaft, a receptacle, afollower-plate connected with the receptacle, a second gear on theshaft, means for operating the follower-plate from the second gear, androllers operated by the second gear, substantially as described.

21. The combination with the track-frame and the platen, writingmechanism traveling upon said track'frame, of a receptacle detachablysecured to the track-frame, guide-bars removably secured to the platenand arranged to guide cards from the receptacle, and means actuated bythe movement of the writing mechanism for feeding the cards from thereceptacle through said guideway on the platen, and means for actuatingsaid feeding means, substantially as described.

22. The combination with a Hat platen or writing-surface, and travelingwriting mechanism, of a card-receptacle, a pair of substantiallyparallel guide-bars secured to the platen and having a rabbet portion ontheir lower opposite edges arranged to overlap and guide a card or cardsmoved along the platen, and means for automatically feeding the cardsfrom the receptacle, said means being actuated by the movement of thetraveling writing mechanism, substantially as described.

23. The combination with a fiat platen or writing-surface, a travelingwriting mechanism, and a card-receptacle, of a pair of substantiall yparallel guide-bars secured, to the platen and having a rabbet portionon their opposite lower edges arranged to overlap and guide a card orcards along the platen, one of the guide-bars being adjustable to andfrom the other to accommodate different Widths of cards, moans operatedby the movement of the traveling writing mechanism for positioning thecards, and means for actuating said card-positioning means,substantially as described.

24. The combination with a flat platen or writing-surface, of a pair ofsubstantially parallel guide-bars secured to the platen and havingrabbet portions on their opposite lower edges, arranged to overlap andguide a card or cards along the platen, the vertical wall of the rabbeton one of the guide-bars being offset at one end portion and removed ata greater distance from the corresponding wall on the other guide-bar,and a vertical wall inclined to the parallel wallsjoining the saidparallel walls in the guide-bar, substantially as described.

25. The combination with a flat platen or writing-surface, a travelingwriting mechan-' ism, means operated by the movement of the travelingwriting mechanism for positioning the cards upon the platen, and meansfor actuatingsaid card-positioning means, of a pair of substantiallyparallel guide-bars, cross-bars each secured by one end to one of theguide bars, the cross-bars containing slotted portions, screws tappedinto the other guide-bar and arranged to clamp the cross-bars alongtheir slotted portions, substantially as described.

26; The combination with a flat platen or writing-surface, a travelingwriting mechanism, means operated by the movement of the writingmechanism for moving cards over the platen, and means for actuating saidcardmoving means, of a pair of substantially parallel guide-bars,cross-bars connected with the guide-bars, means for holding thecross-bars at their ends on the platen, the cross-bars being boweddownwardly and thereby press the guide-bars against the platen,substantially as described.

27. The combination with a flat platenand a track-frame, and a travelingwriting mechanlsm, of a receptacle attached to the frame beyond theplaten, means operated by the movement of the traveling writingmechanism for feeding cards from the receptacle onto the platen, andguide-bars mounted on the platen with their ends secured to thereceptacle and arranged to receive the cards fed from the receptacle andguide them along the platen, substantially as described.

28. The combination with a fiat platen and a longitudinally andlaterally traveling writing mechanism of a guideway on the platen, areceptacle for cards, and means actuated by the movement of the writingmechanism for effecting feeding of the cards from the receptaclealongthe platen in said guideway, substantially as described.

29. The combination with a flat platen and a traveling writing mechanismmovable thereover for letter and line spacing, of a guideway on theplaten, a receptacle for cards, and cardmoving mechanism disposedcontiguous to the receptacle and actuated by the movement of the writingmechanism automatically to effect feeding of the cards from thereceptacle along the platen in-said guideway in the direction ofline-spacing, and means for operating said card-moving mechanism,substantially as described.

30. The combination with a platen and a traveling writing mechanism, ofa receptacle for cards, a follower-plate, means actuated by thetraveling mechanism for positioning the follower-plate into thereceptacle, and means for effecting withdrawal of the follower-platefrom the receptacle,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GEORGE V. DONNING.

\Vitnesses:

ANDREW W. STEIeER, JOHN R. VVIL'rsrE;

